Good response so far to Cairngorm masterplan consultation
The owners of Cairngorm Estate are urging more people to take part in a public online survey on the mountain’s future before it closes.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise has commissioned 360 Architecture and Jura Consultants to carry out the consultation on its behalf.
So far more than 1200 people have taken part through an online survey, while a series of public drop-in sessions held in February attracted good responses in Kingussie, Grantown, Aviemore and at Cairngorm Mountain.
Topics covered range from the funicular and other uplift options to climate change, visitor management, diversification opportunities and estate ownership.
Elaine Hanton of HIE’s Cairngorm team, said: “There’s been a great response to the consultation so far and we are very grateful to all those who have taken the time to consider the future of Cairngorm and submit their thoughts.
“There’s still more than a week to go, and we are very keen that no-one misses out on this opportunity to have their say and that we gather as many views as possible.
“The next stage will be to collate, analyse and reflect on all the findings, with the ultimate aim of developing a shared vision for Cairngorm that can achieve the strongest possible buy-in from local residents, businesses, sportspeople and visitors. There will then be another series of community engagement exercises to discuss the strategies required to deliver this vision.”
The Cairngorm master planning consultation online survey is available on the Cairngorm page of the HIE website at https://www.hie.co.uk/our-region/regional-projects/cairngorm/.
It is open until midnight on Sunday 8 March and takes around 10 minutes to complete.
